Secretary of Finance

Direct and develop the financial tax policy of the Department in all its components management of revenues and expenditures, under the principles of morality, efficiency, economy, speed, impartiality and publicity. Facilitating interrelation both of the different components of the financial area of this with other areas of departmental administration, under the premise that financial management is at the service of the entire organization so that this will achieve their development goals, which implies a permanent coordination and consultation in the formulation of objectives and goals.

1. Formulate and develop under the guidance of the Governor and those contained in the Development Plan, the financial tax policy of the Norte de Santander Department.
   
2. Study topics assigned by the Governor, addressing audiences which will indicate and represent it in matters which designate him.
3. Raise rents, taxes, rates, fiscal and parafiscal contributions contributions and departmental penalties in accordance with the regulations.
4. Analyze and evaluate tax evasion in order to define policies, plans and programmes on the subject proposing formulas to avoid the same.
5. Coordinate with Government Secretary, prevention, arrest and suppression of smuggling in all its manifestations, in accordance with the powers conferred by regulations.
6. Ensure that the Department budget system develops in accordance with the law and the Organic Statute of the budget.
7. Prepare and submit the draft of the general budget of the Department in accordance with the Organic Statute of the budget, within the terms established by law.
8. Make monitoring and control the budget execution in accordance with the law and the Organic Statute of the budget.
9. The departmental financial plan in coordination with the Ministry of planning and Territorial Development and submit it for approval by the competent entity.
10. Coordinate, perform and control processes for payment of accounts of the Department such as debts.
11. Issue and manage securities securities, bonds, promissory notes and other debt documents.
12. Manage the funds, account of pensions and severance of the Department in accordance with the instructions given by the bodies of direction concerned.
13. Set the standards for the conservation of value of property of the Department representative titles and titles consisting in their favor.
14. Contribute to the fixing of the indebtedness of Department policies.
15. Manage departmental public debt.
16. Formulate and implement plans to support with information technology processes of dependence.
17. Adopt new technology to improve the effectiveness of the processes developed by the Secretariat of finance, in accordance with the evolution of information technology.
18. Ensure that the processes developed by the Treasury have defined their control systems.
19. Others who attributed the constitutional, legal and ordenanzales regulations arising from the nature of the area.

The functions of the control Area are:

Confronting the information reported by taxpayers in the Department, with the databases of other entities of the State, in order to determine the accuracy of the stated figures.

The others that attributed to them arising from the nature of the area.

PHYSICAL LOCATION:

Address: Calle 11 No 5-05 old building Banco de la República.

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 m and 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Phone: Switch: 5829333

Functions in the Area of taxes and incomes are:

Develop and apply the conventions that the Department, in the exercise of the monopoly of domestic distilled spirits.

Issue the authorizations required by taxpayers for the management of its wineries.

Proposing the simplification of tax procedures and implementing new controls that facilitate payment of its obligations to the taxpayer.

The registration of taxpayers and keep the information of the same.

Issuing official settlements and from other administrative acts of tax investigations.

Manage, collect, and control the financial resources of the Department.

Manage taxes of the Department, in accordance with policies set by the departmental administration and regulations and other administrative acts related to the sanctioning regime laid down in the Statute of incomes.

Design and implement systems for validation of tax information.

Proposing the simplification of tax items to facilitate payment of its obligations to the taxpayer.

Develop techniques and research methods that allow identifying the fronts of evasion and avoidance to departmental revenues and propose necessary corrective measures.

The others that attributed to them arising from the nature of the area.

PHYSICAL LOCATION:

Address: Calle 11 No 5-05 old building Banco de la República.

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 m and 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Phone: 5713901 Ext. 105

The functions of the budget Area are:

Implement policies, programmes and projects financial - budget, based on the objectives set out in the Development Plan.

Direct and supervise studies economic, financial and research budget, which are developed in the Secretariat and that contribute to the fulfilment of the institutional objectives.

Coordinate with the Ministry of Territorial Development and planning implementation and update of information systems that ensure speed and reliability in the process.

Develop, execute and monitor plans, programmes and projects in the field of financial, budget and perform the evaluation of the results obtained in each term.

Issue the certificates of budget availability and verify the existence of appropriation to meet the spend., governorate.

The record budget and ensure that it is not diverted to other payments.

The records of obligations and payments authorized by setting this date, receipts, the concepts and the amounts of all obligations and authorized payments.

Constitute the budget reserves and accounts payable, with commitments that have not been met by 31 December.

Drawing up the annual programme and box Mensualizado - PAC, submit it for consideration by the CONFIS, in order to fulfil the commitments made by the Government and subject to amounts approved in the.

Develop in coordination with the Secretary's Office and other units at the central level, the draft annual budget of the Interior.

Perform transfers, modifications and additions budget, required for the normal functioning of the Government, after consulting the Secretary's Office.

The adjustments required in the process of passive implementation of the budget of the Governor's Office.

Render the reports requested you by the immediate supervisor and that should normally present in compliance with current regulations.

Coordinate the timely processing of payments of payroll and payment accounts.

Direct and oversee budgets and financial research and studies them made in the Secretariat.

Submit the financial and budgetary reports that requested it and that should normally occur about the Area of performance management.

The others that attributed to them arising from the nature of the area.

PHYSICAL LOCATION:

Address: Calle 11 No 5-05 old building Banco de la República.

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 m and 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Phone: Switch: 5829333

The Area of accounting functions are:

Ensure that the accounting transaction log conforms to established legal standards and is sufficient, timely, and reliable.

Arrange and sort the allocation and accounting records of each and every one of the accounts comprising the PGCP.

Draw up the balance sheet of the Department or balance of the estate, which will include in an integrated manner all accounts, both Treasury as of the hacienda, necessary to determine the financial situation and the assets of the Department.

Submit to the general Accountant of the nation, the balance sheet of the Department within the period provided for by the current standards.

Issue the certifications resulting from the general ledger of the Department.

Acquit consultations on matters related to public accounting.

Consolidate the accounts of the Department with the decentralized entities and municipalities, territorially and services.

Provide support to local authorities in the organisation, development, design and maintenance of accounting information systems.

Define information systems required by the general Directorate of public accounting.

Give training on accounting standards to the agencies and institutions responsible for its implementation.

Spread the accounting standards which are issued by the general Directorate of public accounting.

Analyze the financial performance of the Department and the statistical information derived from the consolidation of the figures of the decentralized entities, territorially and services.

Meet financial audit of the organs of Control and surveillance visits.

Develop and introduce accounting and financial research requested him by the Secretary's Office and corresponding to the area of its competence.

Answer at the end of the fiscal term by bank reconciliations in accordance with the General rules of the Contaduría General de la Nación.

Timely request accounting information to Treasury and budget Areas to incorporate it and prepare the financial statements of the Government.

Organize the opening and registration of official books for the section in charge, in accordance with regulations and standards.

The others that attributed to them arising from the nature of the area.

PHYSICAL LOCATION:

Address: Calle 11 No 5-05 old building Banco de la República.

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 m and 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Phone: Switch: 5829333

They are the Treasury Area features:

Raise departmental Treasury revenues, directly or through third parties or sign your posting.

Raise revenues from contributions of the entities that make up the funds, account pensions and severance of the Norte de Santander Department and transfer resources for economic benefits payments identified.

Provide information on the conditions of the financial market for the placement of the resources of the Treasury Department.

Authorizing the agencies and entities that form part of the general budget of the Department the management of current accounts opening and at the same time make the respective Registry Department only account.

Promptly transfer the resources of agencies and entities that apply in accordance with the departmental budget and the annual mensualizado program box.

Check accounting operations that make the unit, in accordance with current regulations and respond for their management before the competent authorities.

Ensure the timely cancellation of commitments made by the Department.

Keep updated the register of debtors of the Department.

Control the execution of plans and programs for the credit of each secretariat resources.

The others that attributed to them arising from the nature of the area.

PHYSICAL LOCATION:

Address: Calle 11 No 5-05 old building Banco de la República.

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 m and 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Phone: Switch: 5829333

They are the Area of coercive collection features:

Run the batch of coercive collection in coordination with the area of taxes and incomes Receivables Tax taxes departmental character and ordered resolutions issued by the area of taxes and incomes and departmental transit, imposing fines after expiry of the term granted them for payment.

Advance actions that ensure the effective development of the process of coercive jurisdiction.

Develop studies on legal issues related to processes of coercive collection tributarías.

Report newspapers about the management of the area of coercive collection and those requested by the Treasury or any other entity or authority so requires it.

Apply in the current status of departmental revenue and the national tax statute.

The others that attributed to them arising from the nature of the area.

PHYSICAL LOCATION:

Address: Calle 11 No 5-05 old building Banco de la República.

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 m and 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Phone: Switch: 5829333